Environment, Safety, and Occupational Health (ESOH)
Note: The content of this DAU LOG Blog post was updated in October 2024.
As a public service for our defense acquisition workforce member colleagues, permit me today to share some multi-disciplinary resources, references, and related learning assets in the area of Environment, Safety, and Occupational Health (ESOH)
Definitions
- Environment. Air, water, land, living things, built infrastructure, cultural resources, and the interrelationships that exist among them. (Reference: DoDD 4715.1E Environment, Safety, and Occupational Health (ESOH) , Para E1.1.2.). Alternate definition: The aggregate of all external and internal conditions (such as temperature, humidity, radiation, magnetic and electrical fields, shock, vibration, etc.), whether natural, manmade, or self-induced, that influences the form, fit, or function of an item. (Reference MIL-HDBK-338B Electronic Reliability Design Handbook)
- Safety. The programs, risk management activities, and organizational and cultural values dedicated to preventing injuries and accidental loss of human and material resources, and to protecting the environment from the damaging effects of DoD mishaps. (Reference: DoDD 4715.1E Environment, Safety, and Occupational Health (ESOH) , Para E1.1.14.)
- Occupational Health. Activities directed toward anticipation, recognition, evaluation, and control of potential occupational and environmental health hazards; preventing injuries and illness of personnel during operations; and accomplishment of mission at acceptable levels of risk. (Reference: DoDD 4715.1E Environment, Safety, and Occupational Health (ESOH) , Para E1.1.12.)
- ESOH Management. Sustaining the readiness of the U.S. Armed Forces by cost effectively maintaining all installation assets through promotion of safety, protection of human health, and protection and restoration of the environment. (Reference: DoDD 4715.1E Environment, Safety, and Occupational Health (ESOH) , Para E1.1.6.)
Policy & Guidance
- DoDD 4715.1E Environment, Safety, and Occupational Health (ESOH)
- DoDI 6055.01 DoD Safety and Occupational Health (SOH) Program
- DoDI 6055.05 Occupational and Environmental Health (OEH) Program
- DoDI 5000.88 Engineering of Defense Systems
- MIL-STD-882E System Safety
- DoD Product Support Manager (PSM) Guidebook
Training
- CLC 046 DoD Sustainable Procurement Program
- ETM 1050 Design Consideration Fundamentals
- CLE 009 System Safety in Systems Engineering
- TST 102 Fundamentals of Test & Evaluation
- TST 2040/V Test & Evaluation for Practitioners
- CLM 090 Sustainable Military Facilities
- CLM 092 Master Planning Energy & Sustainability Factors
- LOG 0430 Green Logistics: Planning for Sustainability
- LOG 2060 Intermediate Systems Sustainment Management
Related Resources
- Summer Law Series 2022: Sustainable Procurement Part 1
- Summer Law Series 2022: Sustainable Procurement Part 2
- Operational Energy: Aware Acquisition Culture Webinar
- Sustainability ACQuipedia Article
- Operational Energy ACQuipedia Article
- System Safety ACQuipedia Article
- Defense Ammunition Center
- DI-SAFT-82313 Environmental, Safety, and Occupational Health (ESOH) Plan
As a reminder, Safety and Occupational Health Plan Development and Management are activities in the Design Interface Integrated Product Support (IPS) Element listed in Appendix A of the DoD Product Support Manager (PSM) Guidebook. Additionally, “Evaluate results of Environmental, Safety, and Occupational Health (ESOH) analyses to influence product support package development” is one of the Design Interface IPS Element-based competencies identified in the DoD Life Cycle Logistics (LCL) Tier 2 Technical Competency Model.